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COT member biographies

Published 22 July 2021

1. Reverend Professor Lesley A. Stanley

Professor Stanley, MA, PhD, ERT, FBTS is a Visiting Professor in Toxicology at Edinburgh Napier University (ENU), an adviser to several UK Government departments and a Consultant in Investigative Toxicology.

She is also an Ordained Local Minister in the Church of Scotland, acting as Finance Convener for the Presbytery of Perth, working as an Honorary Chaplain at the University of Stirling, and serving various parishes in the Stirling area.

As a Eurotox Registered Toxicologist (ERT), Professor Stanley sat on the Panel of the UK Register of Toxicologists for ten years. She was Vice‑Chair from 2012 to 2015 and Chair for three years, until the end of 2018.

In November 2018, Professor Stanley was awarded a Fellowship by the British Toxicology Society in recognition of her substantial contributions to the discipline of toxicology and to the work of the Society.

2. Dr Tarek  Abdelghany

Tarek has recently been appointed as a Lecturer in Pharmacology and Physiology at the Institute of Education in Healthcare and Medical Sciences, within the School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, at the University of Aberdeen.

He also holds visiting lecturer positions at both Newcastle University and Cairo University.

He was awarded his PhD in Toxicology from Newcastle University in 2017, his Master’s degree in Pharmacology and Toxicology from Cairo University in 2015, and his Bachelor’s degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Cairo University in 2011. He also graduated from the National Training Academy (NTA), Egypt, in 2016.

Tarek has published several papers in the field of toxicology and was awarded Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) in 2021. He is a member of the Online Pharmacogenomics and Personalised Medicine Postgraduate Programme (OPPM) Erasmus+ project (2021–2024).

Before joining the University of Aberdeen, he worked for several years as a Lecturer in Pharmacology at Newcastle University and as a Research/Lecturer Associate at the Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University.

3. Professor Peter Barlow

Peter Barlow is Dean of Research and Innovation at Edinburgh Napier University. His research interests focus on the human innate immune system, with a view to developing novel therapeutics for infectious diseases. He is particularly interested in the activities of host defence peptides (HDPs), principally in the context of viral infections such as influenza, rhinovirus, and dengue virus. He has a background in immunotoxicology, with a long‑standing interest in the impact of particulate air pollution on the immune system and inflammatory responses.

4. Dr Michelle Bellingham

Dr Michelle Bellingham is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Biodiversity, One Health and Veterinary Medicine at the University of Glasgow and a recognised expert in reproductive toxicology. Her research explores the impact of low‑level exposure to mixtures of environmental chemicals (ECs) on reproductive and metabolic health, using a sheep model. Dr Bellingham’s research has been pivotal in demonstrating how exposure to low‑level EC mixtures during gestation can have long‑term effects on offspring reproductive and metabolic function.

With over 17 years’ experience in academia, Dr Bellingham has published 40 peer‑reviewed articles in the field of chemical exposure, including five ranked in the top 10% most cited globally.

Dr Bellingham has served as an expert at policy roundtable events hosted by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), and the Cancer Prevention and Education Society, and is the author of a Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) Scientific Impact Paper on chemical exposures during pregnancy. As a scientific adviser to Breast Cancer UK, she has contributed to public education materials and co‑authored recent articles on cancer prevention. Her invited reviews in Reproduction and Animal Biosciences Reviews further reflect her standing in the field.

Her influence extends through editorial roles, as well as her positions as Treasurer and Trustee Board Member of the British Society for Neuroendocrinology. A passionate communicator, she regularly engages with the public through science festivals, media outreach (including the Society for Endocrinology’s podcast), and events such as Pint of Science and Science Lates.

Dr Bellingham brings a wealth of experience from a range of multidisciplinary initiatives in the field of reproductive toxicology, and her work exemplifies the integration of rigorous research, scientific communication, and real‑world impact.

5. Dr Phil Botham

Dr Phil Botham is a Principal Science Adviser in Syngenta’s Product Safety Group. He is a toxicologist with over 40 years’ experience in the safety assessment of chemicals. In addition to this part‑time role, he is an independent consultant working for Regulatory Science Associates.

He is a Fellow of the British Toxicology Society and a Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists, and has authored over 100 peer‑reviewed publications.

6. Mr Gordon Burton

Mr Gordon Burton was appointed to the Committee in March 2024 as a Public Interest Representative.

Having graduated from Loughborough University with an MSc in Sport Science, focusing on human physiology and nutrition, Gordon went on to pursue a career in high‑performance sport.

Initially, he worked as a Performance Scientist before moving to UK Sport, the UK’s trusted high‑performance experts, powering Olympic and Paralympic athletes, teams, and sports to achieve success. He worked as a Performance Adviser and contributed to the transformation of the high‑performance sporting system, helping to secure more Olympic and Paralympic medals than ever before. Gordon also worked closely with innovation partners to facilitate cutting‑edge performance solutions across a number of Olympic and Paralympic sports.

He has since held senior leadership positions within sports teams and now runs a consultancy offering strategic advice, facilitation, and independent reviews in high‑performance sporting contexts and innovation start‑ups.

7. Professor Qasim Chaudhry

Qasim is a Visiting Professor at the University of Chester. His academic background is in chemistry and biochemical toxicology, with expertise in leading research into the health and environmental safety of food and non‑food consumer products.

His scientific career spans over 35 years, including 25 years at the UK’s Food and Environment Research Agency (Fera).

As an independent scientific expert, he provides advice to the European Commission’s Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) for the risk assessment of chemicals and nanomaterials in cosmetics, as well as to various working groups of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).

8. Professor Martin Clift

Martin Clift (PhD) is a Professor of Particle and Fibre Toxicology at Swansea University Medical School.

Scientifically trained at Edinburgh Napier University, and having held post‑doctoral and senior scientist positions at the University of Bern and the University of Fribourg, both in Switzerland, Martin leads his research team within the In Vitro Toxicology Group at Swansea University. His work focuses on the mechanisms associated with exposure to aerosolised particulates (e.g. air pollution, engineered advanced materials, and vitreous fibres), and how these may be hazardous to human health and/or contribute to the onset or exacerbation of human lung disease.

Martin is globally recognised for the development and use of advanced in vitro lung model systems that mimic in vivo scenarios, to assess the toxicology of inhaled (nano)particles and fibres.

9. Professor James Coulson

Professor James Coulson, BSc, MB BCh, Dip Med Tox, Dip Therapeutics, MD, MRCP, ERT, is a Clinical Senior Lecturer at Cardiff University. He is an Honorary Consultant Physician, Clinical Pharmacologist, and Toxicologist to Cardiff and Vale University Health Board and to the National Poisons Information Service (NPIS), Cardiff.

His research interests include the management of poisoning, adverse drug reactions, and cardiovascular disease. Professor Coulson is a Member of the Academy of Medical Educators and is actively involved in both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching at Cardiff University. He is also a co‑opted member of the Advisory Panel on Substance Misuse for the Welsh Government.

He is a European Registered Toxicologist (ERT).

10. Dr Meera Cush

Dr Meera Cush is a qualified and experienced toxicologist who holds EUROTOX and UK Registered Toxicologist accreditation, together with Chartered Biologist status. She holds a BSc (Hons) in Biochemistry (Imperial College London), an MSc in Toxicology, and a PhD in Molecular Toxicology, focusing on the initiation of carcinogenesis in the lung following exposure to chemical mixtures (both from the University of Surrey). With over 20 years’ experience in human health toxicological risk assessment and regulatory toxicology, Meera has extensive expertise in the risk assessment of chemicals found in food and food‑contact materials, industrial chemicals, biocides, and consumer products.

Having previously worked as a toxicologist for the Health Protection Agency and Public Health England, as well as for several consultancies, Dr Cush has collaborated with and led diverse international teams, initiating, designing, and delivering research and innovation projects. Her current role is Senior Managing Consultant in Regulatory Toxicology at Ramboll UK Limited, where she leads the UK Health Sciences team. She has extensive experience in interpreting and advising on complex risk‑assessment scenarios for novel and innovative foods and food ingredients, writing safety (toxicological) dossiers, devising responsible product development and product stewardship strategies, mitigating risk, and communicating this to stakeholders. Meera’s interests lie in mechanistic toxicology with a regulatory focus.

Dr Cush is appointed to the Committee on Carcinogenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COC) and the Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes (ACNFP), and sits on the REACH Independent Scientific Experts Pool for the Health and Safety Executive.

11. Dr Steve Enoch

Dr Steve Enoch is a Reader in Computational Toxicology at Liverpool John Moores University and has over 15 years’ experience in the field of predictive toxicology.

He is an expert in the use of chemical and metabolic information to predict toxicological hazards without the use of animals.

In addition, Dr Enoch has particular expertise in the development of Adverse Outcome Pathways for both human health and environmental effects.

12. Professor Susan Fairweather-Tait

Professor Susan Fairweather‑Tait holds a BSc in Food Sciences and an MSc in Nutrition from the University of London. Following completion of her PhD at King’s College London, she worked briefly in the food industry before joining the Institute of Food Research, Norwich. She was initially appointed as a Senior Research Scientist and later became Head of the Nutrition Division and Programme Leader for Micronutrients.

In 2006, she was awarded a personal chair in the School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice at the University of East Anglia (UEA) and moved to UEA in early 2007.

Professor Fairweather‑Tait’s research interests include mineral metabolism in humans, micronutrient requirements and dietary reference values, nutrient bioavailability, health claims, and diet and ageing.

She is a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) and also a member of the Food Standards Agency (FSA) Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes (ACNFP).

13. Professor Þórhallur Ingi Halldórsson (HI)

Professor Þórhallur I. Halldórsson is a Professor in the Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition at the University of Iceland. He also holds an external position as Senior Scientist at the Department of Epidemiology Research, Statens Serum Institute, Copenhagen. His main research activities are in nutritional and environmental epidemiology, encompassing both observational studies and human intervention studies.

In terms of international engagement, Þórhallur is a member of the committee revising the 2022 Nordic Nutrition Recommendations under the Nordic Council of Ministers, and since 2015 he has been a member of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) Scientific Committee.

14. Mrs Jacqueline Healing

Jacqueline (Jackie) Healing is a food scientist with over 40 years’ experience directing and leading global food‑safety programmes for food retailers. Most recently, she led consulting and advisory services for NSF, a leading testing, inspection and certification body.

Jackie currently works as an independent Food Safety Consultant, is a Fellow of the Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST), and a Board Member of the Society of Food Hygiene and Technology (SOFHT).

15. Professor Gary Hutchison

Gary Hutchison is Professor of Toxicology and Assistant Principal at Edinburgh Napier University.

He has responsibility for Life Sciences, Social Sciences, Psychology, Teacher Education, and Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences. He has a background in toxicity and particle toxicology and is responsible for leading nanosafety research at the University. He is a member of the Hazardous Substances Advisory Committee for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).

Dr Hutchison was previously a member of the NANoREG UK Steering Group (A Common European Approach to the Regulatory Testing of Nanomaterials) and the UK Government Nanotechnologies Strategy Forum.

16. Dr Andreas Kolb

Dr Andreas Kolb is a Senior Research Fellow at the Rowett Institute, University of Aberdeen. His research focuses on the effects of fungal toxins and plant metabolites in the gut, with particular emphasis on the role of the microbiome and bile acids as mediators of toxic effects and health benefits. He develops cell‑based bioassays as a means of detecting multiple toxin congeners in food and environmental samples. In addition, he studies the effects of nutrition during perinatal life on long‑term metabolic health outcomes.

17. Professor Gunter Kuhnle

Gunter is Professor of Nutrition and Food Science at the University of Reading. His research interests include the development of objective measures of exposure and dietary intake using a wide range of analytical techniques. Further interests focus on the links between diet and health, particularly the health effects of polyphenols and the association between meat consumption and cancer.

18. Dr David Lovell

David Lovell is an Emeritus Reader in Medical Statistics at City St George’s, University of London.

He was Chair of the UK Government’s Advisory Committee on Mutagenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COM) and a member of the Committee on Carcinogenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COC). Both appointments expired in 2021.

19. Dr Chris Morris

Chris is Scientific Director of the Newcastle Brain Tissue Resource, a large tissue bank for the study of neurodegenerative disorders. His research aims to identify the biological mechanisms underpinning the clinical symptoms found in different forms of neurodegenerative disease, particularly Dementia with Lewy Bodies, and to identify potential diagnostic and treatment targets.

He has a major interest in toxins that affect the central nervous system and the possible role of toxins in neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson’s disease. Experimental systems, including the development of stem‑cell‑based approaches to determine how specific chemicals, such as pesticides or solvents, cause dysfunction in neurones and glia, are used to identify the processes underlying these changes. The effects of chemical exposure on the neuropathology of the nervous system are of particular interest.

Overall, these studies are used to identify biomarkers and treatment targets for neurodegeneration and chronic neurological disease.

20. Professor Tom Oliver

Professor Tom Oliver is Research Dean for Environment and Professor of Applied Ecology at the University of Reading. He has advised the UK Government’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), supporting the development of a Systems Research Programme, and the Cabinet Office on chronic risks to complement the UK National Security Risk Assessment. He regularly advises the European Commission and was previously a member of the European Environment Agency Scientific Committee, where he contributed to work on sustainability transitions.

Professor Oliver’s research seeks to understand the mechanisms by which food systems become locked into undesirable states and how they change over time across the world. His recent work highlights the need for food‑system transformation to place greater emphasis on sociocultural factors, beyond purely technological and economic interventions, and he is a co‑author of a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report on this topic. He has led UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) consortium projects developing methods to appraise systemic risks to food security and is a founding member of the international ASRA network, which develops approaches to the assessment of complex risks.

He has published more than 100 scientific papers in world‑leading interdisciplinary journals and is actively engaged in science communication through popular writing and speaking at public events.

21. Dr Antonio Peña-Fernández

Dr Antonio Peña‑Fernández is a Lecturer in Forensic Toxicology and Legal Medicine in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at the University of Alcalá (Spain) and an Honorary Associate Professor in Toxicology and Medical Sciences at De Montfort University (Leicester, United Kingdom). He holds a PhD in Toxicology from the University of Alcalá (2011), a BSc in Chemistry, and advanced qualifications in toxicology (MSc, University of Seville) and higher education (PGCert, De Montfort University).

Dr Peña‑Fernández’s research focuses on emerging environmental contaminants and their impact on human health, using both environmental and human biomonitoring techniques. His work has addressed risk assessment related to exposure to trace elements, heavy metals, rare earth elements, and pollutants derived from electronic waste and pharmaceuticals in urban, industrial, and rural environments. He also conducts research on chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) threats, contributing to the development of environmental decontamination strategies and pharmaceutical formulations for medical countermeasures.

He is currently involved in several international research projects funded by institutions including the Spanish Ministry of Defence, the Carlos III Health Institute, and the Ministry of Science and Innovation. These projects involve collaboration with academic and research institutions in Spain, the United Kingdom, and Sierra Leone, and address human biomonitoring, exposure assessment, and capacity‑building through the development of protocols, materials, and tools to protect public health from emerging chemical and biological threats.

Dr Peña‑Fernández became a European Registered Toxicologist (EUROTOX) in 2013 and was awarded Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) in 2016, in recognition of his commitment to excellence in higher education teaching.

22. Emerita Professor Shirley Price

Professor Shirley Price is Emerita Professor of Toxicology at the University of Surrey, having held a number of senior posts at the University. Over the course of her academic career, she has been instrumental in delivering training programmes in toxicology to industry, regulators, and academics, and in building strong professional networks. Professor Price currently chairs the British Toxicology Society (BTS) Skills Gap Initiative Steering Committee and Advisory Board. This initiative aims to increase the number of people taught and trained in regulatory toxicology within the UK.

Professor Price is also a Visiting Professor of Toxicology at the University of Hertfordshire and holds an Honorary Professorship in Toxicology with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).

She has over 35 years’ experience in toxicology, specialising in mechanisms of toxicity, the risk assessment of chemicals, the combined effects of chemical mixtures at low exposure levels, and the systemic effects of non‑genotoxic carcinogens.

Professor Price served as President of the British Toxicology Society from 2020 to 2022 and is currently its General Secretary. She is an Honorary Fellow of the British Toxicology Society and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology, the Royal Society of Chemistry, and the Higher Education Academy.

Professor Price has worked on numerous government committees, including the World Health Organization Reproductive Unit, the Veterinary Residues Committee, and the Commission on Human Medicines (CHM) Paediatrics Expert Advisory Committee. In May 2014, she was appointed as a Commissioner for the Commission on Human Medicines (CHM). She is a member of several expert working and advisory groups within CHM. She is Deputy Chair and a member of the Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COT) and is currently serving a second term on the Committee.

She is also on the Register of Specialists for the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) and the Register of Experts for the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA). In addition, she is Chair of the Scientific Advisory Group on the Chemical Safety of Non‑Food and Non‑Medicinal Consumer Products (SAG‑CS) at the Office for Product Safety and Standards.

Professor Price is a trustee of the British Toxicology Society and the Carbon Monoxide Research Trust (CORT), and sits on a number of committees within the Royal Society of Chemistry and the Royal Society of Biology.

Professor Price is an Associate Editor of the Toxicology Research journal and has acted as a reviewer for a range of other scientific journals.

23. Mr Nick Richardson

Nick was appointed to the Committee as a Public Interest Representative (Lay Member).

During a 33‑year Army career, he gained wide experience of working at senior levels within the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and across other UK Government Departments, dealing with a broad range of activities including operations, media, and recruiting.

He served internationally in a variety of locations during his career, and his final posting was within the Army Inspectorate, providing assurance to the Head of Army on matters posing risks to life, reputation, or capability.

Since moving to work at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) in 2020, he has been responsible for providing assurance activities linked to the science and technology capabilities within Dstl.

24. Dr Bryony Ross

Dr Bryony Ross is a European and UK Registered Toxicologist, currently working as Principal Toxicologist and Team Leader for Human Safety within the Blue Frog Scientific Group of Companies.

With almost 20 years’ experience in toxicology and regulatory affairs, her areas of expertise include chemical hazard assessment, reproductive and developmental toxicology, endocrine disruption, and nanotoxicology. Bryony is passionate about developing intelligent approaches to hazard testing and assessment, sound scientific communication, and animal welfare, including adherence to the 3Rs principles.

Her prior experience spans research, strategic consultancy, and academic settings, predominantly in the areas of nanotechnologies and chemical safety. Her PhD research focused on male reproductive nanotoxicology. She has contributed to numerous systematic reviews and horizon‑scanning activities and has worked extensively within multidisciplinary, multinational project teams on UK‑ and EU‑funded projects, as well as directly with regulators, government bodies, the Organisation for Economic Co‑operation and Development (OECD), and standards‑setting organisations.

Currently, Bryony focuses on supporting clients with strategy development, monitoring complex and bespoke studies, building regulatory dossiers, and supporting advocacy activities with regulatory authorities. She is also a Visiting Fellow in Toxicology at Edinburgh Napier University, sits on the British Toxicology Society’s Executive Committee, and is an active member of its Public Communications Steering Team and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Working Group.

25. Dr Cheryl Scudamore 

Cheryl Scudamore, BVSc, PhD, FHEA, FRCPath, FRCVS, is a Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Specialist in Veterinary Pathology (Laboratory Animals) and works as an independent consultant in experimental and toxicological pathology.

She has extensive experience as a pathologist and senior manager across the pharmaceutical industry, academia, and diagnostic veterinary pathology. She has worked for a wide range of organisations, including GlaxoSmithKline, Covance, Envigo, the Medical Research Council (MRC) Harwell Institute, Nationwide Laboratories, the Royal Veterinary College, and the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies (R(D)SVS), University of Edinburgh.

26. Professor Mireille B. Toledano

Professor Mireille Toledano is Professor of Perinatal and Paediatric Epidemiology at Imperial College London and an investigator at the Medical Research Council–Public Health England (MRC–PHE) Centre for Environment and Health, specialising in environmental epidemiology.

As an academic public health scientist working within the UK’s top‑ranked School of Public Health (as assessed in the most recent Research Assessment Exercise / Research Excellence Framework (RAE/REF) exercise), she has devoted her professional career to conducting epidemiological research and risk assessment focused on environmental chemicals and sources of pollution, with the overall aim of improving public health. She is a member of a number of UK and international advisory committees.

27. Dr Aravindan Veiraiah

Dr Aravindan Veiraiah is Director of the National Poisons Information Service (NPIS) Edinburgh and a Consultant in Acute Medicine and Toxicology at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.

Dr Veiraiah is a Scottish Quality and Safety Fellow, with a key role in maintaining and editing TOXBASE, the online clinical toxicology resource provided by the National Poisons Information Service.

He has provided clinical toxicology care directly to patients in the Emergency Department, Intensive Care Unit, and a dedicated poisons ward, and is part of the 24/7 National Poisons Information Service telephone enquiry service. He also collaborates with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) in the management of emerging and evolving poisoning scenarios.

28. Christel Wake

Christel has over 25 years’ experience in agriscience, working across both government and industry, and specialises in pesticide residues in food and dietary risk assessment. She began her career at the Central Science Laboratory, an executive agency of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) (now Fera Science Ltd), where she developed a high‑performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC‑MS/MS) multiresidue method for the determination of pesticide residues in food.

She later joined the UK regulatory authority responsible for pesticide regulation and has represented the UK as a technical expert at a range of European Commission (EC) and European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) meetings. In addition, she has delivered training on pesticide chemistry, residues, and dietary risk assessment to industry and to representatives from EU pre‑accession countries.

Christel has also provided technical support to the UK pesticide residue monitoring programmes, including interpretation of results and assistance with the development and planning of future surveys. Since 2011, she has held a range of regulatory and scientific leadership roles with market‑leading agrochemical companies.

She holds a BSc (Hons) in Chemistry and an MSc in Chemistry (by Research) from the University of York.

29. Dr Simon Wilkinson

Simon Wilkinson has been a Senior Lecturer in Pharmacology in the School of Biomedical, Nutritional and Sport Sciences at Newcastle University since November 2018, where he serves as Chair of the Pharmacology Curriculum and as a module leader on the Pharmacology degree programme.

Prior to this, he was a Staff Scientist at the Medical Toxicology Centre (MTC) at Newcastle University from 2006 to 2018. He worked as a Toxicologist for the UK Health Protection Agency from 2004 to 2006 and was a researcher on the European Union EDETOX project, which evaluated in vitro methods for dermal absorption, from 2001 to 2004.

Dr Wilkinson has held joint responsibility for collaborative research, working with colleagues at Public Health England and the Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle, on dermal absorption and metabolism. These projects were funded by the UK National Institute for Health Research and included investigations into the efficacy of novel skin‑decontamination methods for use in mass‑casualty incidents.

He served as a consultant in skin absorption and metabolism for L’Oréal from 2011 to 2015. He was a member of the UK Expert Committee on Pesticides from 2015 to 2020 and was Co‑Editor of the British Toxicology Society Newsletter from 2010 to 2013.

30. Professor Philippe B Wilson

Professor Philippe B. Wilson is Associate Pro Vice‑Chancellor for Innovation and Knowledge Exchange and Professor of One Health at York St John University. With expertise in translational medicine, his work spans human, environmental, and animal health.

He holds a number of senior roles, including Chief Scientific Officer at NHS Willows Health, and chairs multiple committees in biology and healthcare. In 2024, he was appointed President‑Elect of the Comparative Medicine Council of the Royal Society of Medicine. A Forbes 30 Under 30 honouree, Professor Wilson led significant research activities during the COVID‑19 pandemic and remains highly active in agricultural genetics, clinical chemistry, and biosensor technology.

31. Professor Matthew Wright

Professor Matthew Wright, BSc, PhD, is a retired Professor of Toxicology at the Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University.

32. Dr Alison Yeates

Dr Yeates is a Lecturer in Biomedical Science within the School of Biomedical Sciences at Ulster University and a research member of the Nutrition and Innovation Centre for Food and Health (NICHE).